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Hargreaves Lansdown flags new climate hotspots

00:01 | 25 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

There is more to climate change investment than alternative energy, according to Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Alexander Davies.

Catalyst aims to revolutionise SRI model

09:30 | 24 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

Most ethical funds are all but indistinguishable from many mainstream funds, according to Rod Schwartz, who is on a mission to change what is meant by ‘responsible investment’.

UK's first recycling fund opens to retail investors

00:01 | 21 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

British waste management company New Earth Solutions has launched a fund to finance its recycling plants, which it says will boost sustainable waste management in the UK.

Asset managers weak on responsible investment, says RImetrics

13:40 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

Research for a new benchmark, launched today, shows managers are better at articulating responsible investment strategies than they are at implementing them.

Biofuel wrangle highlights complexities of ethical investing, says adviser

09:30 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

The debate over biofuels was raging last week in Toyako Hokkaido, Japan, as leaders of the industrialised world met at the G8 summit to discuss solutions to the food crisis, as well as climate change and oil prices.

Companies encouraged on suppliers' ethical standards

00:01 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

Multinationals have been urged to root out weak links in their supply chains by promoting greater disclosure from suppliers in the wake of recent controversies involving companies such as Primark and Toyota.

Triodos Renewables share issue exceeds expectations

17:28 | 16 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

The clean energy fund raised £10 million in two months, allowing Triodos Renewables to more than double its green energy production according to managing director James Vaccaro.

Shariah index outperforms in Q2

14:36 | 14 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

Stocks deemed to comply with Islamic law delivered 3.61% globally in the second quarter, while world equity markets dropped 1.49% on a total return basis, according to the Standard & Poor's Global Benchmark Shariah Index.

UN’s Clements-Hunt urges pro-market climate solution

09:30 | 11 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

The investment community must get its hands dirty and play politics to secure a pro-market climate policy framework at next year’s UN climate conference in Copenhagen.

Impax offers green fund share class for institutions

08:57 | 11 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

Impax chief executive Ian Simm said there had been an overwhelming increase in investor interest in green companies and products, which offered 'excellent growth prospects'.

Batchelor: High future oil price will spur renewables

00:01 | 10 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

Booming oil demand from Asia combined with tightening supply will keep prices high, offering attractive investment opportunities and boosting the alternative energy sector, according to BlackRock’s Robin Batchelor.

Advisers warn of green bandwagon

00:01 | 09 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

Green investing is a confusing sector awash with ‘me-too’ funds, according to a Citywire readers’ poll, which also found that a significant minority of clients are prepared to sacrifice returns to meet their ethical criteria.

‘Eco-town’ concept comes under fire from experts

09:30 | 04 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

The government’s plans for eco-towns to help solve the housing crisis and prevent environmental disaster have been derided by lobbyists as potential eco-slums out of touch with decision making and green transport.

World’s wealthy go for green investing

09:30 | 04 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

According to the World Wealth Report 2008, high-net-worth individuals are increasingly drawn to green investing as both an investment opportunity and an act of social responsibility

Allott-Davey: Green funds too volatile for most clients

07:00 | 04 Jul 2008 | By Richard Harris

Green and ethical funds are insufficiently diverse to fill an investment portfolio, meaning clients sometimes have to be discouraged from pursuing an all-green strategy, according to adviser Saran Allott-Davey.

One in ten Tesco shareholders back TV chef's chicken campaign

13:42 | 27 Jun 2008 | By Richard Harris

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's bid to improve chicken welfare standards won 10% of votes at the Tesco AGM today, a result which Rathbone Greenbank Investment applauded.

Triodos fund manager blames politicians for renewables shortfall

09:30 | 26 Jun 2008 | By Richard Harris

Meddling politicians are the principle reason why the UK will fail to meet its renewables targets, according to environmental fund manager James Vaccaro

UN responsible investment scheme proving popular

09:30 | 26 Jun 2008 | By Richard Harris

An initiative by the United Nations to push environmental, social and governance issues into the mainstream investment community is gaining traction, with the number of signatories more than doubling in a year.

Stern launches independent carbon credit ratings service

13:52 | 25 Jun 2008 | By Richard Harris

The world's first independent carbon credit ratings service was launched today by the Carbon Ratings Agency, providing markets with reliable and transparent information according to Lord Nicholas Stern.

Rathbone Greenbank boosts TV chef's crusade to help Tesco chickens

00:01 | 25 Jun 2008 | By Richard Harris

Ethical investment specialist Rathbone Greenbank rallied its clients to back hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's campaign to free Tesco chickens, which culminates on Friday at the supermarket's AGM.

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